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<blockquote data-quote="Don Quixote" data-source="post: 1540295" data-attributes="member: 17836">I've noticed raw salads the way we eat them in the U.S. are rare in very traditional places. In Greece, the old people like to eat a boiled greens (usually dandelion, chard, spinach, etc) dish called &quot;Horta,&quot; which is topped with olive oil, lemon juice, and salt. They eat most of their vegetables in stews or this way. The only salad they eat contains tomato and cucumber, maybe some red onion. Those vegetables for some reason are enjoyed raw, while lettuce, kale, cabbage and the like, are typically not.Given that raw vegetables contain a ton of insoluble fiber, they might be good for specific purposes in clearing the digestive tract. However, the downside is that absorption of their nutrients is probably low, and if that fiber sits for too long in the gut, it might contribute to any ongoing gut issues you have with bacteria. Another issue we have to contend with is pesticides. I have also read that some veggies, especially cabbage and broccoli, can be goitrogenic and disrupt thyroid function. For these reasons I tend to keep uncooked vegetables to a minimum, and I pretty much avoid eating leafy greens raw. I still eat vegetables cooked or in stews.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Don Quixote, post: 1540295, member: 17836"] I've noticed raw salads the way we eat them in the U.S. are rare in very traditional places. In Greece, the old people like to eat a boiled greens (usually dandelion, chard, spinach, etc) dish called "Horta," which is topped with olive oil, lemon juice, and salt. They eat most of their vegetables in stews or this way. The only salad they eat contains tomato and cucumber, maybe some red onion. Those vegetables for some reason are enjoyed raw, while lettuce, kale, cabbage and the like, are typically not. Given that raw vegetables contain a ton of insoluble fiber, they might be good for specific purposes in clearing the digestive tract. However, the downside is that absorption of their nutrients is probably low, and if that fiber sits for too long in the gut, it might contribute to any ongoing gut issues you have with bacteria. Another issue we have to contend with is pesticides. I have also read that some veggies, especially cabbage and broccoli, can be goitrogenic and disrupt thyroid function. For these reasons I tend to keep uncooked vegetables to a minimum, and I pretty much avoid eating leafy greens raw. I still eat vegetables cooked or in stews. [/QUOTE]

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